Reclining chair



Nov. 18, 1952 F. J. PIOTRASCHKE RECLINING CHAIR 2 SHEETS- -SHEET 1 Filed June 5, 1950 INVENTOR j TJPz'al'ra $0 72702 I ATTORNEY5 Nov. 18, 1952 F. J. PIOTRASCHKE RECLINING CHAIR '2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed June 5, 1950 INVENTOR ATTORNEYEE Patented Nov. 18, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a reclining chair for barber and beauty shops or the like.

An object of this invention is to provide a chair for use in barber and beauty shops which includes an extensible supporting column wherein the seat and back may be rocked downwardly and rearwardly so as to more conveniently support a person seated in the chair in a reclining position.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved means whereby the back is swingably secured to the seat structure and the back will swing downwardly and rearwardly in proportion to the rocking of the seat structure.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detailed side elevation partly broken away and in section of a chair constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view partly in section of a reclining structure.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken,

on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral [6 designates generally a base structure formed with a hollow column I I within which an extensible column I2 is slidably mounted. The extensible column I2 is adapted to be raised or lowered by conventional hydraulic means or the like, and the upper end of the column l2 has secured thereto an annular flange l3 and a head plate [4.

An elongated horizontally disposed plate I5 is secured to the head plate I4 and is formed at the opposite ends thereof with a pair of upstanding upwardly tapered ears I6. A seat structure generally designated as l! is rockably mounted on the ears l6 and includes a frame I8 which is covered by a cushioned covering means IS. The frame l8 includes a pair of parallel spaced apart angle bars secured in the lower portion of the frame l8, and the angle bars 20 are rockably secured to the ears [6 by means of a shaft 2| extending through the lower portions of the ears l6.

The angle bars 26 include depending angle bars 22 terminating in forwardly projecting bars 23. A foot rest 24 is secured to the lower bars 23 in forwardly offset position by means of a pair of upwardly and forwardly extending supporting bars 25. A seat back member 26 is pivotally secured to the rear ends of the bars 20 by means of a pair of downwardly extending bars 21 which are secured at their upper ends to the rear of the back 26' and extend downwardly beneath the rear of the frame l8 and terminate in upwardly projecting arms 28.

The rear ends of the bars 20 are upwardly bowed as at 29, and the extensions of the rear bars 21 are pivotally secured to the bowed extensions 29 by pivot means 36. A pair of arm rests 3| are disposed above the seat I! being mounted on upwardly extending supporting bars 32 which are pivotally secured at their lower ends to bearings 33 disposed beneath the seat H. The upper ends of the arm rest supporting bars 32 are pivotally secured to the forward ends of the parallel sides of a U-shaped member 34 secured beneath the arm rests 3| and projecting rearwardly on the opposite sides of the back 26.

The bight 35 of the U-shaped member 36 is pivotally secured to the rear of the back 26 by bearings 31. In order to provide a means whereby the rearward and downward swinging of the back 26 will be proportioned according to the upward rocking or the tilting of the seat ll, each extension 28 is connected with an ear [6 by means of a link 38 which at its forward end is formed with a right angular extension 39 engaging through an opening 40 formed in the ear [6 above the shaft 2|. The rear or lower ends of each of the links 38 are formed with right angular extensions 4| pivotally engaging through the extension 28 below the pivot 30.

In the use and operation of this chair, in the normal position of the chair, the seat and back will be disposed as shown in full lines in Figure 1. When it is desired to position the chair in a reclining position the back 26 is swun downwardly to substantially the dotted line position shown in Figure 1. At this time the seat I! will be disposed at substantially an obtuse angle with respect to the back 26, and the arm rests 3| will also be disposed at an obtuse angle to the back 26. It will be understood that any suitable means may be provided for locking the chair in either an upright position or in a selected reclining position.

What is claimed is:

In a device of the character described, a base, a column slidably disposed for vertical movement in said base, a head plate on said column, upstanding ears on said plate, a seat frame including a pair of spaced angle bars, means pivotally securing said bars to intermediate portions of said ears, upturned ends on said angle bars extending interiorly of said frame, a seat back including a pair of downwardly extending bars, reverted end portions on said last named bars extending interiorly of said seat frame, a pivotal connection between the reverted ends of said last named bars and the upturned end of said first named bars, and a link connecting the top portion of each of said ears to a reverted end portion of one of said last named bars.

FRED J. PIOTRASCHKE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 630,159 Archer Aug. 1, 1899 1,721,027 Meyer July 16, 1929 

